In accordance with the requirement of the Act, that zoning within municipalities be by districts, Gunnison City, as shown on the Gunnison City Zoning Districts Map, is divided into Zoning Districts that govern the use, intensity and other requirements for the use or activities occurring on all lands located within the City. The map accompanying this Ordinance, the Gunnison City Zoning Districts Map, is incorporated herein by this reference as a part of this Ordinance. Overlay zones may be utilized to establish additional development requirements beyond those applicable in the underlying zone(s).

To achieve the purposes of this Ordinance and the Act, the following Zoning Districts are provided:

1. Agricultural District (A-1)
   
2. Residential Estates District (RR)
3. Single-Family Residential District (R-2)
4. Multi-Family Residential District (R-4)
5. Mobile Home District (MH)
6. Mixed Use Residential and Commercial District (RC)
   
7. Commercial District (CC)
   
8. Hospital District (H)
   
9. Light Industrial District (I-1)
   
10. Special Institutional (S-1)
11. Main Street Overlay Zone (MS-O)
12. Flood Hazard Mitigation Overlay Zone (FH-O)

The Gunnison City Zoning Districts are provided and achieve the following purposes:

1. The Agricultural District (A-1) is provided to allow for the raising of livestock and/or the growing of crops and to preserve the established uses associated with agricultural activities.
   
2. The Residential Estates District (RR) is provided to allow low-density residential neighborhoods with a quality of openness and to provide for certain rural amenities, including, but not limited to, care and keeping domestic livestock and providing agricultural opportunities and livestock related recreational activities on larger lots. The principal land use is single-family dwellings and incidental and accessory uses located in a rural environment.
   
3. The Single-Family Residential (R-2) District provides areas for single-family and two-family residential uses. This District is provided to maintain and protect areas for residential dwellings and appropriate activities located in residential neighborhoods including the care and keeping of domestic livestock.
   
4. The Multi-Family Residential (R-4) District is provided to allow the establishment of a variety of dwelling unit types from single-family to multiple-family units with their associated necessary public services and activities.
   
5. The Mobile Home (MH) District provides appropriate areas for a choice or residential units by providing areas suitable for the establishment of single-family mobile home parks.
   
6. The Mixed Use Residential and Commercial (RC) District is provided to accommodate opportunities for a mix of residential, retail, and service commercial uses within the same District. The RC District is established to achieve the following purposes:
   
   1. Provide for a variety and diversity of land uses that may be mixed vertically or horizontally in a unified and complimentary manner.
      
   2. Achieve convenience for residents and encourage efficiencies in land utilization.
      
   3. Strengthen the City's economic base and provide amenities and features that enhance the City.
      
7. The purpose of the Central Commercial (CC) District is to provide areas for the location of various types of commercial activities needed to serve the residents and commerce of the city. The development standards provided for this District are intended to minimize any adverse effect of commercial uses on adjoining areas by achieving the compatible integration of land uses and preserving the aesthetic qualities of the area, while providing safe, convenient, and efficient commercial uses.
   
8. The Hospital District is intended to facilitate those services and uses which improve and promote the general health and well-being of the community and its members through physical, mental, and emotional means.
   
9. The Light Industrial (I-1) District provides the needs of the City for light manufacturing, warehousing, and associated accessory uses in appropriate areas to strengthen the employment base and economic diversity of the City.
   
10. The Special Institutional (S-1) District is provided as an independent and separate stand-alone Zoning District to meet specific needs and goals of the City.
11. The Main Street Overlay Zone (MS-O) is intended to promote development within the historic heart of the city's Main Street business district and which will create an attractive and inviting area for small retail and office uses to thrive.
12. The Flood Hazard Mitigation Overlay Zone (FH-O) includes flood plain areas identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and includes development standards intended to protect life and property from flood damage.

1. To achieve the purposes of this Ordinance the following Zoning Districts are identified as “Residential” Districts; Agricultural (A-1), Single-Family (RR), Single-Family (R-2), Multi-Family (R-4), and Mobile Home (MH).
   
2. The other Districts provided by this Ordinance are identified as either “Mixed Use” such as the Residential and Commercial (RC) District and the Hospital (H) District, or “Nonresidential Districts;” Central Commercial (CC-1), Light Industrial (I-1), and Special Institutional (S-1) District.

1. The Council shall assign a Zoning District or a combination of Zoning Districts to territory annexed to the City at the time the territory is annexed.
   
2. If the Council fails to assign a Zoning District at the time the territory is annexed, all land uses within the annexed territory shall be compatible with surrounding uses within the City.